[Music]
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[Music] and now today's adventure of outer scope
- together again at last all the kids
are together in Central Park but they don't know it yet they're chasing after chums medallion kite
[Music]
[Music] sure we will Henry just keep running to
where it fell how are you - we've got to find where it landed hey it's me hey
where'd you come from oh yeah we've been around old outerscope is really working
overtime what have you guys been oh sorry we left you behind oh no sweat
Henry and I made out okay we even got to a circus so we met a magician named Percy wait wait let's look for the clue
at the end of this kinda stream and then we can tell stories what about the
circus anyway Henry and I went to the circus oh it was a great time I wish you'd been
with us [Music] [Applause]
that's
[Music]
well we never go to a circus we sure had a good time flying around yeah hey
remember that landing at the Seaport oh that that's all there is to it
which way Cynthia which way more left that's it over to the right a little great Oh
we're coming in too fast pull back to the power
[Music]
so you've turned out to be quite a navigator Aysen yeah I guess so
hi dad aw son I was just China boy am I glad we found
you we've all been looking for you Jimmy how did you get here and who all has been
looking my new friend they'll come here any minute they've got your kite mr. Chung mr. Chun
that was about the medallion don't you I couldn't yes what is this who are you
we saw the medallion on your kind it is the right medallion right why just calm down let's go sit down
introduce ourselves and you can tell me what is this all about [Music]
he's my friend and I was helping them
look for Charlie to say oh my
sailmaker oh he's a friend of old sailor pills Willy's great-great-grandfather
who once had the medallion oh this is Willie and this is my brother Henry who
we told you about Jimmy they've got the map that goes with our diary you have a
map and diary here it is
[Music] so you're built opers great-great-grandson and you know about
the medallion Willie how much do you know according to his diary my
great-great-grandfather sailor bill was given the medallion by an old man in South America because he had tried to
save the man's life it's right there in the map see and later when his ship was
wrecked sailor built was the only survivor the Shinnecock Indians who
lived there found him and nursed him back to health after the shipwreck and he and the chief became very good friends and then they went off to sea
again together but then they got separated and sailor girl went to Mexico
with out the medallion he did how'd you know that it's on the
back of the map it tells how he gave the medallion to the Chinese sail maker Chumlee to protect it for him until he
could reclaim it later this is really fantastic a missing medallion being tracked down
two and three generations later by a group of kids using some good detective work and a special day is down by South
Stream and a spaceship this will be a great feature story John they have the
map and diary you thought was lost long ago why not help them unravel the mystery the medallions secret has been
kept safely all this time it would be very bad to print the story I'm sure all
sorts of people would start to search for it once they knew about its existence so why is it that you seek the
medallion although tempted myself I have never gone in search of it for fear of
stirring up a hornet's nest of trouble that might allow it to fall into the
wrong hands tell me why are you looking for it well Caesar
sara bill was my great-great-grandfather he was the first person outside their tribe to safeguard the medallion and
well-being family I feel somehow responsible for it and we were all with
Willie when he found the map and the diary and we feel the same way and we all know the real value of the medallion
is the way that it brings out the best of people we're afraid it might have been stolen
yeah and melted down for the money to bring
your reasons are sound I will tell you what I know remember
there may be danger to you and to the medallion
next time the interrupted story
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you're hearing a combination of instruments and sounds that come from 4th of April and yet there are parts of
this music that come from many places the bongo drums come from Africa the
guitars from Spain and the maracas are
part of the culture of the tyno indians early settlers of the island now called with paprika all of these instruments
have come together to make the sounds of Puerto Rican music and all of these
musicians are Puerto Ricans where is
Puerto Rico it's an island a thousand miles from Miami Florida and nearly two
thousand miles from New York City who are the Puerto Ricans as far as we know
the Arawaks and later the Tainos were among the first inhabitants of Puerto Rico the
Tainos were the first to plant crops on the island they grew and use sugar cane tobacco corn and rubber trees the Tainos
had a relaxed productive life on their green island which they called boutique
in the peaceful life of the Tainos is still celebrated in the national anthem
of Puerto Rico
[Music]
while looking for India Columbus landed on the island of Bodie kin without
asking the Tainos Columbus claimed the island for Spain the Spanish looked upon
Puerto Rico as a source of riches mainly gold to take back to Spain they even
changed the name of the island they called it Porto Rico which in Spanish
means rich port the Spanish turned the Tainos tobacco and sugar cane farms into
large food factories called plantations and they brought Africans as sl*ves to
help and cover the gold but there was very little gold to be found in Porto Rico so Africans also worked on the
plantation as time went by other people came to Puerto Rico from all parts of
the world they married and blended with the Tainos the Spanish and the Africans
to form the many different cultures and shades of skin and hair color that we
see in Porto Rico today after treaty between Spain and the United States
Puerto Rico became a possession of the United States as a result all Puerto
Ricans became US citizens many people were attracted to the warm
and green island of Puerto Rico however industry slow down and work
became hard to find many Puerto Ricans decided to leave the island they came
mostly to New York and Chicago looking for jobs
these newcomers flew by playing in a few hours unlike the European immigrants who
traveled several weeks by steamship well tow Ricans have strong ties to their
culture and speak Spanish as well as English but the Ricans have much to
teach us besides their language and ways of life they have lived for many
centuries in harmony with all their physical and cultural variety is a
cousin of the rice we eat today and is popular among many Native Americans in the northern United States the people of
the Chippewa tribe have a story about the discovery of wild rice there once was a mischievous boy named Winnie buzu
he lived with his grandmother who loved him very much though he was a good boy he was lazy
instead of learning to hunt and fish he sat in the Sun and dozed one day his
grandmother decided that she had spoiled him for too long Lena bozo you must
learn how to take care of yourself I want you to go on a journey into the forest and become used to the hardships
of life it wasn't long before he grew very hungry for several days he wondered
unhappily through the woods what will I
do I was starved to death fighting for something to eat when a bushel did as
the plant said he ate so much in fact that he got sick the next day when he
felt better he walked deeper into the woods soon he came to a lake at its edge
stood tall grasses they waved at him and spoke when he Bulls you was suspicious
but he was also very hungry again mmm
you are good what are you called
this time he ate his fill but he did not get sick the next day he gathered some
of the rice and brought it home mother I have found a way to feed myself I am
proud of you when a bozo you have learned to make use of nature's gifts let us call our neighbors and show them
what you have discovered so all their friends came to taste the new dish they
were served the wild rice mixed with meat and fish and ever since wild rice has been one of the Chippewas
main sources of food
[Music]
people I'd like to introduce you to some real people people
[Music]
white 628 from New York has just arrived at gate horn
hi I'm willing that's my sister Maria all mommy and daddy brought us to the
plane in New York and wished us a happy summer vacation we've come to San Juan
Puerto Rico to be with our cousins I really didn't want to come but Maria
thinks we're going to have fun I wonder what our cousins are like excuse me
where's the luggage area you just go upstairs and you'll see the sign
[Music]
[Music]
[Applause]
excuse me sir we're looking for our cousin what do they look like I will never met them before there's
others we are and our cousins so I guess I must look like us did you check the log Acharya
will you send some kids over there no fur let's look over there they don't
you know something they didn't look at all like those other two kids
[Music]
how can you tell you don't know what they look like yes I do mommy showed me some pictures
of T naught T and T of Pancho and anyway they're going to look for nametags and probably listen
[Music]
that's why I left Smackdown hey bro no
real hi you guys oh boy and like that we found each other
modeling that upstairs come on let's look
[Music]
avoiding
yeah chillin when you list the other
goat would I go there I missed it see the ID of the guy he chose to break
the Ella stay like that then when you miss you have to try to hit the other
guys can eat onion mm-hmm why don't you see how the past Allison the upon Cho
said I should hope you want to banana leaves that's good do something for a change
the owners wants to tell me what to do follow home in New York with my own friends I could do what I want and when
I want it too what yeah they like you
pal
[Music]
you children are really going to love this I'm making an expressive for visita
naughty of course it's a real location to have you and Willie here in Porto
Rico with us I have even invited some of our neighbors who have been with us and meet
you what are you doing out here I'm breaking the j'tia what is that Sophia it's a
root it grows on the ground they now have to peel off the bananas to prepare
the masa well how do you like it here in
Puerto Rico Willie it's me why I don't understand that's the way we talk into a
deal I think it's okay even sound to be very enthusiast mother Willie do your
poncho today is a blue league baseball game at home yeah I should be playing third base well that sounds like fun but
we could have fun here together these banana leaves ready for the pasteles we pasteles at home sometimes but we don't
wrap them in real banana leaves what's the matter not too many banana trees grow in New York lately
wait till you taste them you're not is pasteles all delicious yeah but I like
hamburgers in her eyes I know that way
no I'm sure I can hardly believe that
these are the same children that left for the Rico seven years ago the chamalla will show
you the pictures of you and your brother before he left I don't know I guess I got lost when we moved well I have
pictures of both of you in my family album pictures of your father and of your mother too I kept them in my trunk
with all the things I cherish come on hurry up you guys yeah let's make sure to go back and play
a little game go ahead it will take me a while to finish here puncher will help him with
the batter I got a good picture of Kofi
with your counting Willie wow that was a good picture but I'm stopped
oh who cares water ready Willie are you still thinking about that baseball game
huh you people play with the camera I want to find something else to do
[Music]
what are you doing now Willie let's find out if it's true that you and I were born doing that this is really all
family right Willie how come you never believe anything people tell you no I'd
like to find out things for myself but mommy and daddy wouldn't have sent us here and this really wasn't our family
how come you always have to prove every because I just want to know that's all don't you want to know too you've seen
them and this place it's weird do they look like us like mommy and daddy
everything's different here it's true they are different but what are you going to do come on
[Music]
what are you doing now I'm going to find the photo i'm giad he was talking about
before lunch the pictures well are you
going to help me or not okay [Music]
[Music]
[Music]
if we get caught we're going to be in so much trouble I rather be in trouble and
not know more about this place they said that I have to see for myself I don't
know what to believe anymore they look different they talk different they're our family
I feel out of it here I want to know who these people are they're not just people they're our family all teeth I don't
care they don't look like me that doesn't prove anything here it is hurry up please
the story of Willie and Maria continues next time
[Music]
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this way for the poetry in art section
[Music]
[Music]
people are like rainbows the cause of
the rainbow what a beautiful sight to see they remind me of the many different people just like you and me people are
different in every single way the color shape and size and even what they say
they may be short or they may be very tall they may be even a normal size it
doesn't matter at all people are like rainbows that stretch across the sky you
notice the different colors as you see them pass by
people are different on the outside that's easy to see but the very special
and different place is inside you and me [Music]
[Applause] [Music]
[Music]
to make a vegetable the vegetable soup
[Music]
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[Music]
[Music] and now today's adventure of outer scope
to the interrupted story the kids tell Chum the kite maker their reasons for
seeking the medallion as Bob and Robin listen in your reasons I sound I will
tell you what I know but remember there may be danger to you and to the
medallion [Music]
my father expected salable to return for it quite soon although he knew that
salable had fallen overboard he just knew somehow that he was still alive and
he was right yes he was but he began to doubt his belief after 70 years had gone
by and Sylvio had not come my father worried that if something happened to
him and Sayla bill finally came for it no one would know about it so that's
when he told you yes he showed it to us and told my mother and me the story of
how he came to have it did Sara Bell ever show up oh yes one stormy night there was a
knocking on our door and there was salable he was soaked to the skin father
was so happy to see him he just hugged him and got soaked himself while they
were drying out by the fire mother got some hot tea father left the room
returned then silently handed the medallion to sailor bill I'll never
forget that moment that's why I put medallion on my kites
then they told stories into the morning hours about their adventures on the sea
and salable stays in Mexico and was that the last time he saw him no the last
time I actually saw him was about a year or two later he came to see us before
putting out to sea again he was with a friend a black man who spoke with an
accent I had never heard before that seemed to come rumbling out of him I
learned his name was montego's slim and he came from Jamaica they went off to
sea together the next day and that was the last time I ever saw salable or a
living Dahlia really and you never saw him at the medallion again but there's
more to the story isn't there mr. Chun yes Edgar there is some more wait a minute those two
characters you mean they've been
following you too we've probably lost in the Chinatown oh no you must have led
them here let's get to the bottom of this right now [Music]
well it is as I feared isn't it what do you mean the word is hardly out and already the
villains are after the medallion [Music]
hey what are you guys doing there you
should be back by now let's go find them yeah those two are up to no good let's look in the direction
they came from gee what are we gonna do
those guys have been following us for long time we must devise some plan to
fool them so you can continue your search it's the grass over here hello my
friends they've been helping us out all along they're the folks who brought us here we just are Barb and Rob here so did we
they must have followed us into town they must know you're getting close to the medallion we've got to get away from
them that's easier said than done hey I've got an idea why not use our van
we'll go for a little ride but they followed the van before what they do it again yeah let's hope so now listen
here's the plan [Music]
then have a great idea to sneak up your height above the van I mean I gotta come back to it right yeah yeah
from up here we can hear where they're going yeah we can even jump down on the van and go with the beat yeah of course
I can't hear too much from up here all these leaves no we can't really see too much but I still think was a pretty
great idea you're right back you know even I have to meet that was a great idea
okay let's hop in and see if now you really aren't getting close to that medallion everybody by now Jimmy and mr.
Wong goodbye everybody goodbye Joe my watch out for the trees he planted goodbye everybody
goodbye my young friends good luck please be careful
mr. Wong we should see to our kite tonight kitchen [Music]
absitively brilliant having them take us along yeah this making stuff hey man hey
you know that medallion soon it's gonna be ours [Music]
[Applause] [Music]
yep they don't wanna look at rap they - Oh suitcases I'll bet they'll really be
surprised when they 5 they've been tricked again good serve them right now come with me
quickly and I'll tell you the rest of the story because I know you haven't seen the last of those two row yeah I bet they'll try
to make trouble for us again [Music]
next time the story of Montego slim Davis
[Music]
[Applause] [Music]
[Applause] [Music] okay guys this time Winthrop's okay this
game is called rock-paper-scissors remember rock breaks
scissors scissors cut paper paper covers rock in this team version of the game
the group that throws the winning signal tries to tag the others before they get
home free the tag pot is just a new
addition to an old game that seems to be played all over the world
the Rick back Rick chant actually is borrowed from the English version of the
game the game is also played in China where it's Ching Chung Park and in Japan
it's John Khenpo games seem to spread about the world without concern for
oceans boundaries of countries or differences in language this one game
rock-paper-scissors is part of many cultures what is culture culture is a
way of life in like a game culture is made our customs and traditions that
people follow culture is expressed in food clothing language and many other
ways culture is a word that stands for an idea it's important to keep the idea
of culture separate from other similar ideas so here is what culture is not
kasra is not your shade of skin color it is not your hair color either in fact
these three people could be from three different cultures and you couldn't tell until you saw them in the traditional
clothes of their culture or using the manners and gestures of their culture for example would you believe that these
are all ways of saying yes most people in the United States not their hands but
in Bulgaria yes is like this and here's an American Indian gesture meaning yes
culture is also expressed in traditional dances sports and games [Music]
so culture is what people do that's it
and because so many different groups of people have come to live in this country we are a nation of many different
cultures each culture has different ways of doing things and each culture gives
us the chance to see that the same game can be played with many different rules
[Music]
Italian time [Music]
long ago and far away there were two good friends named Ola Leia and OMA TJ
each had a farm directly across the footpath from the other and day after
day they would greet each other as they went about their work their great
friendship raised a Christian in the heart of their neighbor and he
determined to test their friendship for one another secretly he made a hat for himself which
was red on one side and green on the
other then one day after putting on his
new hat he strolled along the footpath [Music]
good morning good morning I see you have a fine new Red Hat oh yes
a few moments later he saw ol Alejo
pulling weeds and his gem good morning Alleluia oho I see you
happy finding green hat yes indeed I looked a long time if I find the one I
wanted [Music]
when the sun stood high overhead Hollier stopped his work and went to eat his
lunch with his good friend or my teacher did you notice define the red hat our
neighborhood red hat my friend you must have been a little desert by the Sun
what do you mean it wasn't a red hot I never was wearing it was a great hat
a green hutch oh no my friend it was not green it was red I know for I remarked
on it whenever and so did I Oh Mataji irritated by his friends and patients
continued to argue that the hack was red while Ola lay for his part maintained
that the Hat was green was this you two fighting I thought you were the best of
friends how come friends come to blows this way oh my friend of mater you you were right
after all an it was hat is red oh no I was drunk and you were right I must have
been dazzled by the Sun after all a neighbor's new heart is green look here
my friends you are both rather body hat but you are both wrong about your
friendship you are not the best of friends if you cannot examine both sides
of a question with that anger what I eat be high or whether it be something more
important you are right one never knows about the friendship until it has been put to a test as for
me we have can be either green or red it doesn't matter as long as I have my good
friend or Mataji how does it matter to me and paints for the two was stronger
friends than ever for they had learned that a difference of opinion often
arises and even though they see things differently they can still be friends
[Laughter] [Music]
hi it's Willie again Maria and I earn real trouble now we sneaked in to do
punches bedroom to look at the photo album we just wanted to see some proof that the people we are visiting in
Puerto Rico are really our family but he caught us where are you kids doing
yesin I asked you a question we were looking for the pictures dear daddy was
talking about what did you just ask I have to show them to you are you sure
that's all you wanted to know me use just that the pictures is something
wrong Maria I hope you I'm your uncle we were looking for some proof that this
really is our family we didn't mean to do anything wrong didn't you feel wronged you didn't do
anything wrong and you happy to be here in Puerto Rico with your naughty we are your cousins it's just that we
wanted to know if if we really came from here and if I'm really your uncle oh
yeah really you have two wonderful children I will love you and we are very glad you are here with us this summer
come on Willie stop asking so many questions why do you kiss funny so difficult to
believe that we are your familia because gosh what because everything is
different here it's not quite like New York I thought we were all going to be the same and
because you're different too look what different colors I don't think I belong
here doesn't make any sense really yes it does it means we're not the same of course we
are not the same we're different that's what makes life interesting do you Maria look exactly alike no of
course not I look more like mommy and she looks more like daddy therefore our one family well we like we
are what Maria our ancestors they came from many different places Africa Spain
and also have Indian ancestors and they were all different from each other they
were all different yes really that's why our heritage is so rich in variety why black brown people
it's just like it has something to do with that modern painting I have there
on the wall have you ever mixed colors like that yeah uh-huh
do you know that way you mix two colors you get a new color but if you add
another color to that you still get another color it's like that with people
like with our ancestors by now we have lived together on this beautiful island
for so long that there are many families like ours families like our different ancestors
with our many colors but we are all poor Oh recast let's take a look to those
pictures yeah okay
gee you grab who just like he was a real pet yes real pet
his name is go Joe how can you tell he's the same one there's so many of them he's just saying there no I'm not
this is the same one they all look different don't that see they even change colors sometimes you get screen
sometimes it gets brown just like you I don't turn green no but you sure have a pretty brown tan
hey what's the matter with Maria did I do something wrong what'd you say that for can't you see
we're black anyway your dad caught us in the bedroom looking through the photo albums while were you doing that because
we didn't believe that you are real family because you look so different from us that's silly a lot of families look like
ours
come on Maria talk to me what's the matter of RIA what do you
want Pedro can I show you the coconut tree you promised me I could I guess so
[Music] don't you like it here it's not that
here catch oh it's too green can't you get another
one the ripe ones are probably already on the ground a Papas Emeritus that's what you're
worried about it's not that it's just that I feel like Willy and I don't belong here I'm all mixed up you just
think you're different but you're not really what makes you so smart oh don't be unhappy Maria I'm no smarter
than you and you're no smarter than me but just cousins you know I know we are
peasant and I do like it here I never get to see trees like this in the city my father says there are nice things
everywhere you just have to get used to them well I hope Willy and I get used to Puerto Rico soon so we can stay to the
end of our vacation Hey look there's noise
[Music]
[Applause] [Music]
[Laughter]
[Laughter]
what's the story of we're going to do
Chinese cornflour soup today in it ghost corn chicken and some scallions and an
egg so we need 2 cups of chicken broth and we need to add 1 cup of water okay
Louie your Native American how do you make corn soup my mother doesn't make
with chicken broth she makes it with pork the Chinese make it with chicken pork or crab beat all right Louie we've
got our soup now we can you come with me and and you'd be very careful by the stove if it's nice to bubble you let me
know okay Sarah Jerry you're gonna cut up the chicken
we'll just take a knife and you'd be very careful with the knife keep your fingers away from the blade and make
little tiny strips like this and then you cut the other direction we're going
to measure a tablespoon of cornstarch and of water and that's for the creamed
corn put your chicken in dirt it could
use a little bit of salt and a little sugar why you put the sugar in sugar brings out the flavor of dishes you see
and now we have to heat it up again and then you need to beat an egg when it
starts to simmer we'll add the egg Chinese like to add egg to soup a lot we
need to cut the scallions we would like to add a little color to the soup and
have a circular motion and pour in the egg very careful mixing up and the hot
soup will then cook the egg would you like to have some of this soup man now these are really rice bowls but we also
use some in China for soup especially at a family meal it was good tastes real
good taste is good good I'm glad you like it
while we cook the food and it came out fine you can try it yours out when you
got the time who's working in the kitchen there's a lot of fun and when you're finished you can eat what you
[Music]
would you what would you do and how
would you be
hey Paul we're gonna have a big beach party wanna come nothing Steven I don't want to go let's
wait can't you swim it's not that it's just the last time I went some of the
other kids were making fun of me they were saying I'm not putting meeting because of my color who said that
that's crazy it has nothing to do with what color you are I know but I don't like being with kids who try to tell me
what I am just because of the way I look I mean they are black for the Ricans to us my Puerto Ricans how would you feel
if someone made fun of your skin color I tell them to mind their own business I
would feel embarrassed I'd ignore him it wouldn't matter that much to me because
everyone is different and any way is not right to tease anybody how would you
feel [Music]
[Music]
[Music]
to make a vegetable vegetable soup
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02x12 - Episode 23 & 24
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